Tuesday, June 21, 2005

CNN: Scientists find early signs of Alzheimer's

Research concentrates on first regions of brain affected

Monday, June 20, 2005; Posted: 9:57 a.m. EDT (13:57 GMT)

Lead researcher Lisa Mosconi said the hippocamus seems to be affected first by Alzheimer's.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A subtle change in a memory-making brain region seems to predict who will get Alzheimer's disease nine years before symptoms appear, scientists reported Sunday.

The finding is part of a wave of research aimed at early detection of the deadly dementia -- and one day perhaps even preventing it.

Researchers scanned the brains of middle-aged and older people while they were still healthy. They discovered that lower energy usage in a part of the brain called the hippocampus correctly signaled who would get Alzheimer's...


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2 comments:

Raipo said...

Wow jules parang Discovery channel blog mo ah!

Anyways, magmessage na ako sa email mo, makakapunta ka ba sa face-to face natin sa Chem A sa LB?

sol said...

Hi jules,

hey great blog site. mahilig ka palang magbasa. I suggest you get a copy of the book by Thomas Kuhn, Structure of Scientific Revolutions. It seems like a book you may be interested in.

Best regards,

Sol (Bio A FIC)